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irrupt
(encz) | irrupt, |
irrupt
(wn) | irrupt
v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She
irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt]
2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
"Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up,
flare, break open, burst out]
3: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The
population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent
population irrupted" [syn: explode, irrupt] |
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irruption
(encz) | irruption,vpád n: Zdeněk Brož |
irruptive
(encz) | irruptive, |
Irrupted
(gcide) | Irrupted \Ir*rupt"ed\, a. [L. irruptus, p. p. of irrumpere to
break in; pref. ir- in + rumpere to break or burst. See
Rupture.]
Broken with violence.
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Irruption
(gcide) | Irruption \Ir*rup"tion\, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See
Irrupted.]
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1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as,
irruptions of the sea.
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Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption
Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep.
--Milton.
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2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as,
the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. --Addison.
Syn: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See Invasion.
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Irruptive
(gcide) | Irruptive \Ir*rup"tive\, a.
Rushing in or upon.
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irruption
(wn) | irruption
n 1: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent
irruption of bad manners"
2: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a
population
3: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some
undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn:
outbreak, eruption, irruption] |
irruptive
(wn) | irruptive
adj 1: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's
surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: irruptive,
plutonic] |
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